Local elections 2025: Find mayoral and election results on our interactive tool

As progress results continue to come in from all over the country, New Zealand is starting to get a clearer picture of who will govern the cities and regions of Aotearoa.

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Below the Herald has created an interactive tool to make it easier for everyone to search for results from more than 650 local body election races across Aotearoa.

To view results in an area, simply select the region you want to look up using the interactive tool below:

Progress results are preliminary and may not be available for close races.

Each local election involves multiple races. Everyone in a city or district has the option to vote for the mayor. Voters also vote in the general ward and Māori ward races to decide who will make up their council. In some places there are also local or community board (including subdivisions) races, licensing trust elections and in 2025, many locations also have a referendum on Māori wards.

Voters who live outside Auckland, Gisborne, Nelson, Tasman, and Marlborough select their regional councillors in the regional council general constituency or Māori constituency races. Some regional councils have a referendum on Māori constituencies.

The first results announced are progress results. These are expected to be available from 2pm and do not include the most recent ordinary votes. These results could change.

Preliminary results are announced on Saturday evening or Sunday morning once all ordinary votes have been counted. The official results will be released once all ordinary and special votes have been counted.

Chris Knox is a scientist turned data-journalist who investigates the stories behind the numbers, and creates interactives for Herald readers to explore them.